Litecontrol has earned the prestigious Cradle to Cradle Certification for the fourth year in a row. This third-party certification has to be renewed annually, assuring ongoing improvements in sustainability. The C2C process assesses every nuance in product design and manufacturing, examining details from fixture ingredients to manufacturing practices to renewable energy initiatives. As part of [...]
Christmas strand, traffic light and automobile LED lights marketed as safe, environmentally preferable alternatives to traditional light sources may reduce air emissions at power plants by using less energy, but nonetheless contain lead, arsenic and a dozen other potentially hazardous substances, according to newly published research. Scientists at UC Irvine and UC Davis crunched, leached [...]
The Txchnologist, sponsored by GE, has published photos of the lights of 10 major cities on Earth as seen from space. Check it out here.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released guidance recommending that schools take steps to reduce potential exposures to PCBs from older fluorescent lighting fixtures. Click here to learn more. There should not be a single school in the country using these ballasts. They should be replaced immediately with higher-efficiency lighting systems.
Former Secretary of State and retired Gen. Colin L. Powell will give the keynote address at USGBC’s annual Greenbuild International Conference & Expo being held Nov.17-19, 2010, in Chicago. Click here to learn more.
Members of the Lamp Section of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) recently announced that they are reducing the maximum allowable mercury content in the CFLs that they offer for sale for typical residential use in the United States. Under the new voluntary commitment, effective October 4, 2010, NEMA members will cap the total mercury [...]
This presentation will provide you with an overview of the Model Lighting Ordinance (MLO) developed by IES in association with International Dark Sky Association. Participants will learn how the MLO: * Permits reasonable uses of outdoor lighting for night-time safety, utility, security, productivity, enjoyment and commerce * Minimizes adverse off-site impacts including light trespass and [...]
The Illuminating Engineering Society has published PS-03-10, a position statement covering “Effects of Exterior Lighting on Human Health.” The statement includes the following salient points: “TM-18 represents the position of the IES on the known relationships between optical radiation and human health.” “The position of the IES is that typical exposures to exterior lighting after [...]
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Sustainable construction represents about 10% of the current commercial and institutional building market, according to McGraw-Hill, which predicts that demand will increase to 20-25% by 2013, or $96-140 billion. LEED has provided focus to the sustainable design movement and, to a significant extent, put a face on it. LEED 3.0, the latest version of LEED, [...]
